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A hidden Verizon service that ties the phone to Verizon account features; Pixel phones carry it even outside the US.
Verizon package
AppDirectedSMS
Advanced: com.verizon.services Advanced Community evidence
A Verizon background service for app-directed texts, the hidden carrier messages meant for an app rather than your inbox. You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first.
What it does
AppDirectedSMS is a Verizon-signed background service on Pixel phones and some other Android phones. Going by its name, it receives app-directed text messages: hidden SMS that the network addresses to a particular app instead of your inbox, for example to tell a voicemail app a new message is waiting or to start carrier setup. Verizon has not documented it. Like the other Verizon parts of the Pixel image, it is present whichever carrier you use.
If you disable it
On a Verizon line, carrier-triggered features such as voicemail notices or Wi-Fi Calling setup may stop arriving; community lists link it to Wi-Fi Calling and SMS. With another carrier's SIM, nothing you will notice.
How to disable it
On most phones Settings greys out Disable for this package, so ADB is the way to turn it off. The commands below work without root and can be undone.
Disable it (reversible)
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.verizon.servicesTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.verizon.servicesThe stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.
Uninstall for the main user
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.verizon.servicesRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.verizon.servicesNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
Receives the carrier's hidden service messages addressed to it; Verizon has not published what else it handles.
Where it appears
- Made by Verizon.
- Android versions: 12 to 17.
- Seen on: Google Pixel 6, Google Pixel 7, Google Pixel 8, Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, Google Pixel 9a, Google Pixel 10 Pro.
Questions people ask
What is com.verizon.services?
com.verizon.services is AppDirectedSMS. A Verizon background service for app-directed texts, the hidden carrier messages meant for an app rather than your inbox.
Can I disable AppDirectedSMS?
You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first. On most phones it takes ADB.
What happens if I disable AppDirectedSMS?
On a Verizon line, carrier-triggered features such as voicemail notices or Wi-Fi Calling setup may stop arriving; community lists link it to Wi-Fi Calling and SMS. With another carrier's SIM, nothing you will notice.
Sources
- Universal Android Debloater list entryCommunity list
- Bayton system app database: com.verizon.servicesCommunity list
Each source answered when this page was checked on 25 October 2026.
Confidence: Community evidence. Backed by community debloat lists and forum reports, not by the maker. How we decide a verdict.
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